Chataway’s Amazing Victory

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1324
Date Released
18 Oct 1954
Date submitted
14 Oct 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: London V Moscow Athletics. DESCRIPTION: The highlight of the athletics match between London and Moscow was the 5,000 metres, in which the main rivals were Kuts of Moscow and Chris Chataway. Chataway’s final burst near the tape gave him victory, a new World Record and revenge for his defeat by Kuts at Berne earlier this year. SHOTLIST: GV of the floodlit stadium. Scenes of the 10,000 metres race. Ken Norris 1st. Scenes of the long jump, Jean Desforges 1st. CU Desforges. Start of the 440 hurdles. Scenes of the race. Lituyev first and Harry Kane second. CU of Roger Bannister in the stands. The 5,000 metre race. Various shots of the race. CU of Chataway and Vladimir Kuts running. Chataway passing Kuts. CU of Chataway winning. CU of Chataway. New World Record - 13 minutes 51.6 seconds.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
London; White City Stadium
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
62051
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
206
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Chataway’s Amazing Victory', British Movietone News Issue No. 1324, 18 Oct 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19598 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)